Global Game Changers Children's Education Initiative

The school empowerment zone program brings together jcps title one elementary schools, cultural partners, and multiple community organizations to collaborate with Global Game Changers to meet the needs of our youngest most underserved citizens. Global Game Changers uses talent devlopment and service-learning as tools to build students social, emotional, leadership and academic growth. Students learn how they can ignite good and make a difference in their communities using ggc's prpprietary/trademarked superpower equation: my talent + my heart = my superpower this partnership serves as a 21st century skills wraparound model to promote intentional in-school, out-of-school, and family expanded learning programs to our most vulnerable youth. The program serves atrisk children from jcps elementary schools in louisville, ky that meet the following criteria: high percentage free & reduced meal plan students high rate minority students, high degree of student behavioral issues, and high number of grade level academically underperforming students. The program is supported by jcps, americorps serve ky grant, the university of louisville college of Education, and grants from multiple local foundations. In 2022 the program served approximately 1,000 students in whitney young, byck, breckinrideg-franklin, and king elementary schools.

Global Game Changers 9/11 day of service project Global Game Changers received a threeyear americorps 9/11 day of service federal grant to develop a unique educational experience and lessons to fulfill our project vision and mission. Vision: that all elementary students across the country will learn about the significance of the events of 9/11 and the reallife superheroes who responded, and in their honor be inspired to ignite good and live a life of service to others themselves. Mission: the mission of ggcs the 9/11 lesson: celebrating real life superheroes project is to develop an educational experience that teaches elementary level children (1) to understand the historical events and impact of september 11, 2001; (2) to honor the sacrifice of those who lost their lives on 9/11, with a special focus on the first responders and military and those who rose in service because of that tragedy; and (3) to engage the youngest of citizens in service and inspire them to be reallife superheroes, like the superheroes of 9/11, by showing empathy and choosing positivity over apathy throughout their lives. The 9/11 lesson: celebrating real life superheroes is an educational experience that engages elementary students in a self contained interactive multisensory, multitiered online platform that gives them a personal and indepth exploration of 9/11 and culminates in meaningful service projects. Using our online environment, students will be able to participate inclass or athome through handson activities, communityoriented service projects, and interactive galleries. In special recognition of the challenges encountered by our country in the wake of covid19, there is a focus on helping children understand how they can honor the heroes of 9/11 by responding to the hardships of today through selfdirected service. The 9/11 lesson: celebrating real life superheroes is available to all educators and parents nationwide at no cost, thanks to generous funding from americorps. We are committed to intentional outreach to ensure that all schools, especially those a high population of military families have access and engage in the program. In 2022, we reached over 100,000 students in all 50 states.

Global Game Changers online educator portal Global Game Changers student empowerment program launched a robust interactive online platform that provides educators and parents nationwide free access to ggc curriculum, professional development, evaluation, and program tools including a comprehensive repository of supplemental lessons, videos, and interactive educational tools. In 2022, we reached over 200,000 students, in 48 states and in 15 countries. Ggc programming drives the mission of providing enriching educational curriculum that empowers all children to discover their inner superpower to ignite good and make the world a better place. Using a unique proprietary/trademarked equation: my talent + my heart = my superpower ggc teaches talent development and servicelearning as tools to build character, leadership, and resilience in prek 5th grade students. Our goal is to empower successful, independent, and responsible leaders.